5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Majoring in Computer Science

Here's 5 things I wish I knew before majoring in computer science! I just graduated form Georgia Tech as a computer science major and wanted to share 5 things I wish I knew before majoring in computer science! This video is the truth about majoring in computer science!

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:49 How Much Practice It Takes
2:47 How Stressful & Frustrating It Can Be
4:30 A Lot of Math
5:59 More Career Paths Than Software Engineering
6:49 How Real Imposter Syndrome Is
9:17 Outro

In this video, I discuss 5 things I wish I knew before majoring in computer science. Studying computer science is a great idea, but I wanted to share the truth about being a computer science major. Hopefully this video helps you answer if you should major in computer science or not!

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[JocelynLuizzi]

imposter syndrome is SO REAL! i think that ties back in a lot to your first question- all of us out here have imposter syndrome because we don't realize everyone else is working so hard!

[riah]

Currently a bio major on a pre med track. COVID had me rethinking my career choices this past year and now looking at switching to computer science. This was some really good insight! Thank you

[jessie-]

oh my goodness. I needed this video for years. I graduated 14 years ago. I have also struggled with imposter syndrome. In recent years I finally started vocalizing that I didn't enjoy coding. I felt like a rather intelligent person until I got into the deep coursework of my computer science degree. I love how honest and open you are about this and it's going to help so many students who are currently in the thick of this difficult degree.

[SadieSmart]

you are the prettiest !! being patient with yourself when it comes to practising is so important !

[dmlance]

I appreciated this so much. The problem I'm having is knowing where to focus. I am a jack of all trades when it comes to most things I do and I feel so overwhelmed looking at job descriptions that require different skills all relating to computer science. There have been a couple things that I really enjoyed, but they didn't relate to coding as much which makes me question if this was right for me. All I can do is continue practicing in areas that interest me and look for a job that asks for that.

[elyy]

That was soo helpful thank you soo much. And I never knew this syndrome was a thing, but just you talking about it made me fear the major so much more knowing that ive gone through this so much during school and college, feeling like the dumbest one in class. Ill take your advice, and thanks for letting me know im not alone!

[loveria]

my math skills are not the best but I won't let that scare me 😅 prob should start practicing in my spare time lol thanks for sharing!!

[coopergates]

Things I should have known when entering college
- Major in software engineering or some other computing field instead of Chemistry
- Computing fields are so accessible and can be practiced anywhere (since I owned a laptop), unlike Chemical equipment
- Coding on a regular basis is more enjoyable than I had expected
- Optimize code while you can - you will run it over and over and over, so don't leave resource hungry loops or processes in there

I've seen your second point a lot more on the job than in my personal apps. It can take over a couple hours to debug an issue, while actually modifying the code to fix the root cause takes maybe three minutes. Then, since my code is running against an app that is still in development, changes to that along the way break some of my tests and it's anyone's guess what gets deprecated and how to discover the refactoring needed.

[oishipoddar]

i dont think i have ever related more to a video than this one. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL. I always feel so worthless cause programming is so frustrating and i have these friends who are so much more experienced than me. But it is so imp to push forward

[brenben]

im most nervous of imposter syndrome going into comp sci. I'm starting out at a community college with literally no computer science experience. I was always good at math and I love the opportunities that comp sci has so I just picked that going into my community college and eventually my transfer journey. I'm a middle eastern woman and I already know how that's gonna set me back on top of my zero experience. I know that college is about learning and growth but I don't know if I'll be able to get those doubts out my head

[showmiya]

Thank you so much for sharing your insights into comp sci! I'm starting my degree this September, and your video definitely helped me prepare for what to expect. <3

[steelex]

This was so helpful thank you so much for sharing from your heart and being so encouraging!! 🥰🥰 “you are meant to be what you want to be”

[h_techelectronics]

Hi am Moses from Nigeria I just subscribe after watching your video, I really don't love maths, but am going for computer science, I think am the only guy on planet earth that build his electronics with little to no maths, pls I will be talking to u always when I have a problem, thanks for ur advise, let me go and be crying 😭😭😭😭

[EleanorGuy]

LOVE your editing style !! so cool that you were a computer science major, such an interesting job :) just subscribed!

[bobbobbo]

I wont lie i was terrified of trying put computer science because i felt i would be out of place as a girl, but my first class will be next semester 🤞

[arunima]

this was really helpful:)
hope you have a good day/night

[panashemitchelle]

How I needed this I feel better already 😭😭❤️❤️

[magdalensnow]

I honestly can’t imagine majoring in this! I think I’d find it fun though 🤗

[Minabinafofina]

I can relate to this. I expepriced imposter syndrome while in school. I was going for Architecture on a full ride academic scholarship but felt some type away around my peers. I went to a PWI...

[starringterry]

BIG CONGRATS!!!, Thank you for your tips!